Iran’s Sri Lanka Tea imports under tea-for-oil barter system
Sri Lanka Tea Board president Niraj de Mel told reporters that Iranian tea importers have proposed to increase shipments from the island nation from $5 million to around $10 million during winters. Iranian tea importers have proposed to increase the tea...
May 20, 2023
Sri Lanka Tourism Minister to visit Australia in June
MELBOURNE, 19 MAY 2023: Sri Lanka’s Minister of Tourism and Lands Mr. Harin Fernando, is likely to visit Australia in...
April 3, 2023
300,000 Sri Lankans left for jobs overseas in 2022: The Economist
MELBOURNE, 3 April 2023: About 300,000 Sri Lankan have left the country for jobs overseas in 2022, says The...
March 22, 2023
Sri Lankans struggle to afford food as IMF approves bailout
Sri Lanka has secured $2.9 billion from the International Monetary Fund — a lifeline for the debt-ridden country. But for...
February 16, 2023
Sri Lanka’s 75th Independence Day celebrated in Melbourne
MELBOURNE, 4 February 2023: The Consulate General of Sri Lanka here, along with the Sri Lankan Community here celebrated Sri...
October 18, 2022
Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins Booker Prize for his novel, “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida”
Karunatilaka accepted the award at a ceremony in London, saying he hoped the book would be read in a Sri...
August 27, 2022
Student activists in Lanka detained under draconian anti-terrorism law
The three activists were arrested from a student rally in Colombo on August 18 under a 72-hour detention order, while...
August 20, 2022
$25 m more Australian humanitarian aid for Sri Lanka
MELBOURNE, 19 August 2022: To lessen Sri Lanka’s economic crisis Australia will provide an additional $25 million to help meet...
August 6, 2022
Global organisations condemn crackdown of Sri Lankan protesters
13 International organisations have condemned the Sri Lankan authorities’ violent crackdown and increasing reprisals against peaceful protesters in Sri Lanka....
May 27, 2022
IMF Sri Lanka mission amid unpredictable crisis
Washington, DC, May 26, 2022: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Mr. Peter Breuer and Mr. Masahiro Nozaki...
May 16, 2022
Sri Lankan situation is fraught with danger
The danger here is that the emergent political dimensions will undermine the prospects of economic recovery. India finds itself between...
May 4, 2022
Ex-hubby allegedly kills Sri Lankan Phd student from NZ
A Sri Lankan Ph.D. student Apsara Wimalasiri was recently allegedly killed by her ex-husband in Weliweriya, while she was on...
April 14, 2022
What’s happening in Sri Lanka and how did the economic crisis start?
The island nation of Sri Lanka is in the midst of one of the worst economic crises it’s ever seen....
March 28, 2022
Indian Foreign Minister in Sri Lanka amid worst ever economic crisis & massive protests
MELBOURNE, 28 March 2022: As Sri Lanka grapples with its worst-ever economic crisis, India’s Minister for External Affairs Dr. S....
